Annie had been locked in the room alone forr hours, she had watched the sunset long ago, she assumed the sunrise was fast approaching. Her stomach ached, she hadn't eaten anything since breakfast. Xavier had been true to his word, keeping her locked in the room with no food brought to her. Annie didn't consider herself starved, but her grumbling stomach would disagree. Xavier had made her wait at least an hour for him, she couldn't help but think he wanted this. She was only glad she hadn't been caught too far from the hall she had been left in, she couldn't imagine the consiquences for attempting to escape. Previously she had been confident in her plan of gaining his trust, now she wondered if that would even be possible. What he would do to her if he ever found out Annie couldn't imagine. Facing Xavier's wrath was not something Annie ever wanted to do, her hopes of ever being free were quickly diminishing. Annie lay silently on her pillow, the bed a hard lump bellow her, the windo
Rebecca woke up after almost twelve straight hours of sleep, it had been a long time since she had managed to fall asleep, her body had clearly needed to regenerate. The last month of Rebecca's life had been spent searching for Annie, they had been best friends. The police hadn't wanted anythin to do with the case, claiming she was an adult or she would come home when she was ready. Rebecca knew Annie better than that, she knew Annie was unhappy with her job, her parents stressed her out and seeing Jack, her brother, was a shock to her that day but nothing would've made her run away. Annie had being doing a snack run for them both, Rebecca wished she could go back and do that day all over again. She wouldn't let Annie go, ever again, at the very least Rebecca would insist Annie drove rather than watched. Heignsight is always 20/20. This was the first time Rebecca had ever expeciaced anything like this. She hated going to work and wasting those precious hours that could be used searchi
Alexander's body shook in anger, he couldn't believe how nieve he had been, the warning signs were obvious now. Jason at times would seem so nervous around him, dispappear for a few hours with no explination, it was obvious now, someone knew more than they should. None of the lower ranks could have gotten all the information that his new rivals had. "What are we going to do with him, Boss?" Chris asked, they stood together outside of Jason's new cell. The cell was much smaller than the one they had kept Annie in. Jason was tied to a chair, waiting for Alexander to decide what to do with him. "We're going to find out who he's been reporting to, then kill him." Alexander's voice was cold and unwavering. "Our top priority is finding out who has Annie.""We've been questioning him for hours, he won't talk." Chris informed Alexander as if he didn't know. "I know!" Alexander yelled, slamming his fist against the wall in front of him. "He might talk to me," Mason almost whispered, his vo
Annie's stomach ached by the time her door was finally opened once again. Another woman opened the door, once again different from the last. The woman had a look of terror in her dark eyes. The woman's face held brusies that made Annie want to flinch away, she decided she wouldn't attempt conversation today, the woman had an aura of sadness that Annie never imagined she would be able to break through."Are you okay?" Annie asked, feeling a sense of obligation to check on the woman's well-being even if the woman would not answer. The woman nodded slowly and made her way to the bathroom, Annie heard the sound of running water immediately knowing it was time for her to see Xavier again. As much as she would hate to see him, she loved that it would bring the chance for food as did her growling stomach. It wasn't long before the woman had brought Annie into the bathroom and left to get Annie an appropriate outfit. Annie sighed as she sat in the bath, dunking her head under the water occas
Their perfect solution had just fallen into Alexander's lap. This was the best thing that could've happened so close to their attack, he feared it could be a trap. However, for Annie that was a risk he was willing to take. Alexander sat Kaylee down, ordering someone to bring them some drinks, she looked exhusted. Looking at the state of Kaylee made him even more worried about what state they would find Annie, he wondered if she could handle the possible torture Xavier had put her through. "Do you know where they are keeping Annie?" Alexander started, having a definate location would certainly help with the task of finding Annie quickly and efficiantly. Unfortunately, Kaylee shook her head. "I know she's in one of the top floor rooms, that's the roumer anyway, but I cannot be sure which one or if that's true," Kaylee seemed genuinely regretful, something she had learnt to do while being held by Xavier. Inside she was burning with hatred for Annie who Alexander seemed so hell bent on
Distant gun shots filled Annie's ears. Her fear surrounded her as she curled herself up further. Her hands were hovering over her face as she held and her legs stayed protecting her stomach. Her body bleeding and broken from Xavier's attacks just moments prior. Annie was confused, unsure what was happening or what would happen to her. "Get up!" Xavier demanded, grabbing one of her clenched hands and yanking her to her knees. Annie whimpered as her knees landed hard on her knee caps. Annie bit her toungue as she surpressed her cry of agony. Xavier didn't wait for her to be standing, instead he began to storm out of the hall, dragging Annie behind him. Annie's hand ached where he gripped, she was sure he would leave bruises. Xavier dragged Annie up many flights of stairs until they reached his office on the top floor. As soon as he closed the door behind him, Xavier threw Annie to the corner of the room. She landed in a messy pile. "Stay there." Xavier barely looked at Annie as he spo
Alexander stood frozen, he hadn't expected to find her like this. Annie was being used as a human shield it seemed, Xavier had the right idea, Alexander couldn't fault him there. He knew Xavier's reputation of being a complete asshole, "Let her go!" Alexander demanded, aiming his gun at Xavier. Alexander wasn't sure he was a good enough shot to shoot Xavier without risking Annie's safety. "Do you really think you are in any position to make demnds?" Xavier asked, grabbing Annie tighter, her eyes widened as she clawed at Xavier's hand, her cheeks turning red. "This is between you and me," Alexander reminded, "What does that girl help you with? You've got enough of them here." Alexander tried to sound indifferent to whether or not she lived or died. However, he wasn't sure it was working. He had given himself away just by being here now, by not just shooting now he had Xavier in his sights. "Alex, I know you love her," Xavier chuckled at Alexander's act. "Now what should I do with h
It had been a few days since Annie had been found and taken back, still she was in and out of sleep. Annie hadn't said much to anyone, she seemed so scared of them at times. Although everyone knew she was back, they were letting her have her own space for the time being. On day five of Annie being back, Cindy brough Rebecca over. It had been a long time coming, Rebecca had been desprate to see Annie who had still been rather quiet. As soon as the two girls saw each other they rushed into each other's arms. No words were needed as the two bawled their eyes out, stimataniously comforting each other as they cried. Cindy watched, her heart cracking as she excused herself from the room. Cindy couldn't help but feel a little down, Annie hadn't had that reaction to seeing Cindy again. Annie and Rebecca had a long history, they had been there for each other during some of the hardest times. Rebecca had instantly known something was wrong when Annie didn't return, Cindy took days to even real